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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It serves as the local newspaper for Bennington County with daily news, notices, and community items.
The Fish and Game Department dropped a proposed December antlerless deer week in Southern Vermont after strong public opposition. Biologist Ben Day argues the herd is oversized, especially in the south, with poor winter forage. Northern bucks show better condition. southern deer resemble overbrowsed eastern cases. The season aims to balance herd size, reduce crop damage, and improve future buck hunting, though Bennnington fans resist.
Editor recalls Blackie’s quarter century at the Bennington YMCA and his role in local recreation. Welcome to Robert P. Wood as Manchester Elementary principal amid redistricting. De Gaulle’s Quebec aid eyed, while US party leaders clash over Vietnam policy. Republicans and Democrats face a divided field as 1968 approaches.
Washington's Gavin argues traditional military concepts fail in Vietnam guerrilla warfare. He contends that atomic era decisions embraced by old guard presidents ignore the political nature of war and the realities of limited conflicts. Gavin urges limited war and recognition of guerrilla tactics to avoid endless, costly engagements.
A collection of remarks from generals, actors, and scholars on war planning, cultural critique, and the shift to nuclear era thinking. It juxtaposes Gen Yesheyahu Gavish and Melina Mercouri with Robert Goheen and Albert Einstein, noting changing mindsets in policy and diplomacy.
A diverse Vermont crowd gathers under a big tent for a country auction. Dealers, collectors, and families mingle as the lively auctioneer uses humor and barbs to drive bidding on oil lamps, crystal, and a variety of old pieces. He teases a few spectators, promotes the thrill of bidding, and keeps the sale rolling from morning to late afternoon.
The writer argues the Soviet Union would benefit from a Sino American war, claiming China is a primary threat to the USSR and that Moscow seeks to settle Far Eastern issues. He asserts Washington’s stance on China and Vietnam aids Soviet aims and suggests funding a statue of Johnson in Moscow to honor war.
Robert Y. of Arlington, Ontario, argues in a Banner letter that riots stem from breakdown of Negro family life and lack of father leadership. He notes Cadillac imagery and high repossession rates on Fulton Street in Brooklyn, compares public housing to New York’s low-cost builds, and urges eradicating slums through responsible family life. He corrects a misprint about Africans not capturingNegroes but delivered by tribal chiefs.
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